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KavaWhat is Kava? Kava is a plant in the pepper family indigenous to the islands in the South Pacific that is being used as an ingredient in some drugs and food. It is being marketed to relieve stress, anxiety, tension, and insomnia, though these effects have not been confirmed by the Food and Drug Administration. In addition, many countries have determined that the drug poses serious health risks, specifically to the liver. What types of health problems occur due to Kava? The primary concerns with kava are of liver-related problems. These include: · Hepatitis o Hepatitis may result in abdominal pain, weakness, itching, weight loss, or anorexia. It can also lead to cancer of the liver. · Cirrhosis o Cirrhosis is a disease that replaces healthy liver cells with scar tissue. It results in increased blood pressure in the veins leading into and out of the liver. This can result in various health problems, including jaundice; abnormally easy bruising of the skin; and fatigue or confusion. · Liver failure o Inability of the liver to function causes extreme confusion, difficulty walking or gaining balance, impaired speech, and tremors, and can even result in a comatose state. Signs of liver illness include nausea, stool discoloration, dark urine, and diminished appetite. How can kava be identified in a product? Kava may be identified by the following names, any of which may be accompanied by the word pepper or root: · kava · kava kava · kavain · kavapipar · kawa · kawa kawa · kawapfeffer · maori kava · rhizoma di kava-kava · ava · awa · gea · gi · intoxicating pepper · long pepper · kao · Piper methysticum · Macropiper Latifolium · Piper inebrians · Malohu · maluk · meruk · milik · kew · Rauschpfeffer · sakau · tonga · Wurzelstock · yagona · yangona · yaqona · yongona |
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